Tag: urban management

Q1 REVIEW, WINTER PREPARATION & WHEELIE BIN SAFETY

As we move into the cooler months, we’re looking back and highlighting the efforts made during Q1 to keep the Maitland City Improvement District a safe and clean place to live, work and visit. At this time, we also start preparing for winter with all the necessary maintenance to public space, and we ask you to …

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Maitland City Improvement District 2023 Roundup

It’s been another year of successes and tackling challenges head-on for the Maitland City Improvement District. As part of our renewed commitment to public safety and urban cleaning and management, we persist in leading the way toward the continuous improvement of Maitland as a thriving residential and business hub. Our MAITCID team has increased their …

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Update on our results for 2022!

In the last few months, we’ve been working hard on our most important goals all to make our community a safe, rich urban environment where our community can thrive.  Here is what we have achieved so far:  

 Illegal Dumping: What It Is and How to Stop It

Cleaning up illegal dumping

Did you know? That annually over 180 000 tons of waste are cleared from illegal dumping hot spots! That costs the city, and you as the taxpayer, a staggering R350 million a year just in clean-up. In other words, cleaning illegal dumping costs 20 times more than collecting waste from wheelie bins. That is why …

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Blown Away – How we are preparing to weather the Cape of Storms. 

Trial By Fire – Fire Safety In Cape Town’s Summer

Cape Town’s fire season occurs from November through to May which are our hottest, and driest months. Together with our beloved south-easterly “Cape Doctor” – which adores clearing our city of pollution – these arid conditions create ideal opportunities for wildfires to spark and quickly rage out of control.  From our homes and businesses to …

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Welcoming a new year, new challenges and new triumphs

Top 10 Tips To Keep Your Store Safe This Festive Season

While many of us see the festive season as a time to kick back and relax, for the retail sector it is the busiest time of the year. With high volumes of high-value stock, seasonal staff and more capital flowing through our premises than any other time of the year staying safe is a definite priority. 

How to Prepare Your Property For the Festive Season

Here are our top tips to keep your property safe so you can enjoy the festive season

Our Facade Improvement Programme- Building a Better Future

Bestselling entrepreneurial author Jim Rohn once said, “The good things we build – end up building us”. In the Maitland City Improvement District (MAITCID), our streets are no utopia, but at the MAITCID we are committed to collaboratively improving our community. We believe that improvement is contagious – which is why we have initiated our …

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